Wood preservation facilities: appendix 1

Appendix I - Useful Links and Guidance Documents

Federal Government

Federal Departments and Agencies

• Environment Canada
  • CEPA Environmental Registry
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Environmental Enforcement
  • Pollution and Waste
  • Hazardous Waste and Recyclable Material
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Canadian Coast Guard
• Health Canada
• Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
• Transport Canada
  
  • CANUTEC
• Publication Canada

Federal Acts and Regulations

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33)
• Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations
  • Tools for Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations Regulatees
• Environmental Emergency Regulations
  • The Environmental Emergencies Program
• Fisheries Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14)
• Hazardous Products Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-3)
• Pest Control Products Act (S.C. 2002, c. 28) and Regulations
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (S.C. 1992, c. 34)
  • TDG Regional Offices Contact
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2001-286)
  • Regulations amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2011-239), November 9, 2011, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 145, No. 23. Amendment 8
• Interprovincial Movement of Hazardous Waste Regulations (SOR/2002-301)

Agreements / Protocols

• Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy
• Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
• St-Laurence Action Plan 2011-2026

Technical Guidance Documents

• Recommendations for the Design and Operation of Wood Preservation Facilities, 2004
• Technical Guidelines for the Design and Operation of Wood Preservation Facilities, 2004
• Industrial Treated Wood Users Guidance Document
• National Guidelines for Decommissioning Industrial Sites
• CEPAGuidelines / Codes of practice
• Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines
  These guidelines were developed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) representing federal, provincial and territorial governments.
• Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines (FEQGs)
• Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for Copper: Environmental and Human Health
• Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for Pentachlorophenol: Environmental and Human Health
• Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines
• Provisional Code of Practice for the Management of Post-Use Treated Wood
• Canada-wide standards for Dioxins and Furans
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
  The NIOSH Pocket Guide (NPG) to Chemical Hazards is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals.

Provinces

Provincial Acts and Regulations

• Alberta
  • Water Act
  • Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
• British Columbia
  • Waste Management Act
  • Environmental Management Act
  • Integrated Pest Management Act (Pesticides Control Act)
  • Workers Compensation Act
• Manitoba
  • Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act
  • Environment Act
• New Brunswick
  • Clean Environment Act
• Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Department of Environment Act
• Nova Scotia
  • Environmental Protection Act, SNS, 1973
  • Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Wastes Management Act, SNS, 1986
• Ontario
  • Dangerous Goods Transportation Act
  • Environmental Protection Act
  • Health Protection and Promotion Act
  • Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
  • Ontario Water Resources Act
  • Pesticides Act
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Prince Edward Island
  • Environmental Protection Act
• Quebec
  • Loi sur la qualité de l'environnement (Environmental Quality Act)
  • Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (An Act respecting Occupational Health and Safety)
  • Code de la sécurité routière (Highway Safety Code)
• Saskatchewan
  • Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010
  • Clean Air Act
• Newfoundland and Labrador
  • The Department of the Environment Act

Standards

• Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
  • CAN/CSA-O80 SERIES-08 (R2012) CONSOLIDATED
• Western Wood Preservers Institute
  • Best Management Practices (wetlands and aquatic environments)
  • Recommended American and Canadian guidelines for the production and use of treated
    wood products in aquatic and other sensitive environments.